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SentinelRAID 170

320MB/sec SCSI-to-SCSI RAID Controller

Installation and Hardware

Reference Manual

Version 1.1 (04, 2004)

Printed in Taiwan

Summary of Contents for SentinelRAID 170

Page 1: ...SentinelRAID 170 320MB sec SCSI to SCSI RAID Controller Installation and Hardware Reference Manual Version 1 1 04 2004 Printed in Taiwan...

Page 2: ...Fax 1 408 988 6288 sales infortrend com support infortrend com www infortrend com China Infortrend Technology Ltd Room 1236 12F Tower C Corporate Square No 35 Financial Street Xicheng District Beijin...

Page 3: ...for any particular purpose Furthermore Infortrend Technology reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation to notify any...

Page 4: ...ful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Warning Use only shielded cables to connect I O devices to this equip...

Page 5: ...1 7 3 Firmware FW and RAIDWatch GUI 1 10 1 7 4 Audible Alarms 1 11 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 2 1 INSTALLATION OVERVIEW 2 1 2 2 INSTALLATION PREREQUISITES 2 1 2 3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 2 1 2 3 1 General...

Page 6: ...MAINTENANCE 5 1 5 1 CONTROLLER MAINTENANCE OVERVIEW 5 1 5 1 1 About Controller Maintenance 5 1 5 1 2 User Serviceable Components 5 1 5 1 3 Controller Maintenance Considerations 5 1 5 2 REPLACING A FAI...

Page 7: ...PARTS AND ACCESSORIES D 1 D 1 SPARE PARTS D 1 D 2 ACCESSORIES D 1 APPENDIX E CONNECTORS AND JUMPER IDENTIFICATION E 1 E 1 CONTROLLER MAIN BOARD INTERFACES E 1 E 2 CONTROLLER MAIN BOARD INTERFACE DESCR...

Page 8: ...ll covers are securely in place Provide a soft clean surface to place your controller on before working on it Servicing on a rough surface may damage the exterior of the chassis ESD Precautions Observ...

Page 9: ...talics The italicized text is the warning message Cautions Cautionary messages should also be heeded to help you reduce the chance of losing data or damaging the system Cautions are easy to recognize...

Page 10: ...provide the complete functionality listed in the specification sheet user s manual We provide special revisions for various application purposes Therefore DO NOT upgrade your firmware unless you fully...

Page 11: ...er is an ideal solution for weaving multiple hard drives into one or more contiguous volumes as well as enhancing storage availability integrity and performance With high speed SDRAM modules and firmw...

Page 12: ...he controller box To access the controller board it is necessary to remove the top cover of the controller box The top cover is secured to the controller box with four retention screws two on each sid...

Page 13: ...g up the controller the initial screen will show the controller model name A different name may be assigned for the system or different arrays This will enable easier identification in a topology with...

Page 14: ...are used if an expansion daughter board is being installed on the controller module Battery Charger Board Connector JP6 and JP11 These connectors are used to mount the optional battery charger board o...

Page 15: ...at the back of the controller board and are easily accessible at the rear of the controller enclosure These interfaces include the SCSI 320 I O channel connectors power cord sockets RS 232C serial por...

Page 16: ...ices Battery Connector J1 Allows an optional battery backup unit BBU to be connected to the system COM1 and COM2 Connector JP16 and JP17 These connectors are used for serial port communications One CO...

Page 17: ...sitions of a serial port header to connect to the outside of the enclosure 1 3 4 Bezel Key The IFT 9531 is used to remove the LCD front panel from the controller canister The only time the LCD front p...

Page 18: ...BBU The controller operates using cache memory However if the controller operates with write back caching and a power failure occurs the cache memory may contain buffered data that has not been made...

Page 19: ...considerations must be taken into account 1 6 1 Power Supply Requirements Two power cord connectors facilitate the connection of two redundant power supply units PSUs If redundant PSUs are used and o...

Page 20: ...R Controller Monitoring The SR controller comes with a number of different monitoring methods that enable you to constantly be updated on the status of the controller and the storage array to which it...

Page 21: ...nents fail or when certain thresholds are exceeded If you hear an audible alarm being emitted from the SR controller it is imperative that you determine and rectify the problem immediately WARNING Fai...

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Page 23: ...he unpacking process See Section 2 5 3 Memory modules Modules must be separately purchased and installed See Section 2 7 4 Hard drives SCSI 320 hard drives must be purchased separately prior to instal...

Page 24: ...ardware Installation Preparation 2 4 1 Tools or Equipment Needed for Installing the Subsystem The only tools necessary are 2 cross head Phillips and 3 16 inch slotted screwdrivers 2 4 2 Planning Befor...

Page 25: ...2 7 Step 3 Install the optional BBU Install the optional BBU prior to operating the SR controller See Section Error Reference source not found Step 4 Install the optional daughter board If you require...

Page 26: ...Replace the cover after the different components have been correctly installed 2 6 2 Removing and Replacing the Chassis Top Cover Removing the top cover The chassis top cover is secured to the chassis...

Page 27: ...e is firmly in place prior to installing the controller If the DIMM module is not firmly in place the controller will not be able to run and will need to be removed and the DIMM module correctly insta...

Page 28: ...ces must be avoided The surface temperature on chips such as SCSI processors may reach high temperatures and damage the plastic shielding on a linking cable A battery has a tendency to remember its ca...

Page 29: ...that connects the BBU is covered with a cap that must be removed Remove this cap by gently pulling it up Put the cap in a safe place in case it needs to be replaced at a future time See Figure 2 3 WA...

Page 30: ...ader on either the BBU charger board see Figure 2 5 or at the back of the controller board labeled J4 see Figure 2 6 If the BBU cable is going to be connected to the charger board the connections shou...

Page 31: ...board allows you to add an additional four SCSI 320 I O channels to the SR controller The daughter board like the controller board is a very sensitive component and must be treated carefully All anti...

Page 32: ...nted on the board to board connectors insert the retention screws that came with the daughter board See Figure 2 8 Figure 2 8 Install the Daughter Board Retention Screws Step 4 Replace the chassis top...

Page 33: ...h the controller and can be used to monitor the controller remotely You can use the powerful Notification Process Center NPC sub module to keep you informed over a variety of communication devices suc...

Page 34: ...three status indicating LEDs The LEDs on the front panel are marked from top to bottom PWR BUSY and ATTEN as shown in Figure 3 1 below The definitions of these LEDs are shown in Table 3 1 Figure 3 1...

Page 35: ...en seriously and the problem is not rectified permanent damage to the controller can result 3 3 1 Default Threshold Values Table 3 2 shows the default threshold values for the SR controller If any of...

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Page 37: ...Purchase SCSI 320 cables of the highest quality produced by a reputable manufacture It is necessary to use proper high quality durable SCSI 320 cables in order to ensure optimum SR controller perform...

Page 38: ...ong the SCSI bus may become corrupted When multiple drives are connected together as shown in the topologies below the SCSI terminators on the individual drives must be disabled 4 1 6 Unique IDs SCSI...

Page 39: ...Chapter 4 Controller Connections and Operation SR 170 Topologies 4 3 Figure 4 1 Single Host Connection...

Page 40: ...ost computer will be able to access the logical units on that host computer NOTE To create dual redundant data paths on the host side it is necessary for third party failover software to be installed...

Page 41: ...an example of connecting the RAID controller to the drives and the host computer Since all channels can be configured as host or drive channels a variety of host and drive configurations are available...

Page 42: ...same as those for hard disk drives Be sure to connect both connectors The power connection is shown in Figure 4 4 below Figure 4 4 PSU Connection 4 4 2 Connecting RS 232C Terminal Emulation The contro...

Page 43: ...atus of different JBOD components it is necessary to use a JBOD that can be connected to the I2C port on the ES U16U subsystem See Error Reference source not found 4 5 Power On Once all the components...

Page 44: ...power supplies that have been connected to the PSU connectors at the back of the controller board 3 Power on the host computers The host computers should be the last devices that are turned on Please...

Page 45: ...e the software provided on the host computer to stop all I O access to the SR controller Please refer to the user manual that came with your host computer 2 Disconnect the host The host must be discon...

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Page 47: ...eldom fail and it is therefore not necessary to replace them If either of these items fails the whole controller box needs to be replaced 5 1 3 Controller Maintenance Considerations Qualified engineer...

Page 48: ...ils If a DIMM module fails it must be replaced immediately The controller cannot function without a DIMM module and is therefore rendered inoperable In this instance DIMM module replacement becomes a...

Page 49: ...e white clips on either side of the DIMM socket will automatically close and lock the new DIMM module into place See Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 Remove the DIMM Module Step 6 Insert the new DIMM module Once...

Page 50: ...2 5 3 Replacing a Failed Optional BBU Module 5 3 1 About BBU Maintenance Maintaining the BBU requires that two items be maintained BBU battery pack The BBU battery pack contains the cells that provide...

Page 51: ...e controller module The BBU charger board is located on the controller board To disconnect the BBU battery pack from the charger board remove the chassis top cover and open the chassis The complete re...

Page 52: ...charger board and gently pull it up to remove Step 4 Install the new charger board on the controller board Complete installation instructions are described in Chapter 2 Section 2 8 Step 5 Connect the...

Page 53: ...through two board to board connectors To disconnect the failed daughter board from the controller board gently lift it up Step 4 Install the new daughter board Correctly align the board to board conn...

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Page 55: ...l drives can be created from physical drives and eight logical volumes can be created from one or several logical drives You may then divide storage capacity by partitioning each of the logical units...

Page 56: ...ill then replace the failed drive A 3 2 Hot swapping of Drives A failed drive can be exchanged without turning off the system or interrupting its smooth operation Once the failed drive is replaced the...

Page 57: ...AID Levels Supported The following RAID levels are supported RAID 0 1 0 1 3 5 10 30 50 NRAID and JBOD A 4 2 Controller Chassis The 5 25 inch profile of the controller chassis allows it to be easily in...

Page 58: ...SentinelRAID 170 Installation and Hardware Reference Manual Functional Features A 4 This page is intentionally left blank...

Page 59: ...annels Drive Interface SCSI 320 Drive Channels Up to 3 up to 7 with the expansion daughter board Maximum Number of SCSI Drives Up to 105 on 7 drive channels Cache Memory Size At least 128MB supports u...

Page 60: ...ndwidth SCSI 320 up to 320Mbytes second Real time Clock For event messages with time record Table B 2 Controller Architecture B 3 RAID Management Specification Feature Performance Monitoring Yes Remot...

Page 61: ...c Drive Failure Detection Yes Automatic Rebuild on Spare Drives Yes Regenerate Logical Drive Parity Yes Bad Block Reassignment Yes Automatic Rebuild upon Failed Drive Replacement Yes Manual Clone of S...

Page 62: ...Software B 6 Technical Specifications B 6 1 Physical Dimensions Specification Size Controller Size in Frame 10 39 x 5 74 x 1 60 L x W x H inches Main Board Height with Daughterboard 1 30 inch Table B...

Page 63: ...pin high density connectors x 4 on base module SCSI Cables Up to 12 meters with low voltage differential Serial Port 20 pin box header for COM1 COM2 Ethernet Port 10 100M LCD Panel Yes LED and Push b...

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Page 65: ...sage on LCD 1 Check cable connection 2 Check ID numbers must be unique for each device on the same SCSI channel 3 Make sure that SCSI channels are properly terminated 4 Check the voltage output of the...

Page 66: ...empty drive entry appears Remove the empty drive entry The RS 232C Terminal Interface does not work 1 Check RS 232C cable connection 2 Check if the Baud Rate settings on both ends identical 3 Enable...

Page 67: ...ve controller 2 Connect the new controller to the active controller and choose Deassert failed controller on the active controller 3 Refer to Chapter 12 Redundant Controller of your Generic manual for...

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Page 69: ...or the SR 1700 2700 external controllers Accessory Part Number Description Battery Charger IFT 9070D Mounted on the controller board charges the BBU Battery Module IFT 9010D Supports a memory cache fo...

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Page 71: ...Appendix E Connectors and Jumper Identification Controller Main Board Interfaces E 1 Appendix E Connectors and Jumper Identification E 1 Controller Main Board Interfaces Figure E 1 Jumper Locations...

Page 72: ...JP6 and JP11 Battery charger board connector JP2 JP3 and JP4 LED connectors JP5 Not Mask Interrupted NMI JP7 Reset JP8 Loop back test JP9 GAL JP10 LCD type selection JP14 LCD connector JP19 Restore fi...

Page 73: ...ription Pin Description 1 Partner Failed 2 GND E 3 2 JP 3 LED Pin Description Pin Description 1 Ready 2 GND E 3 3 JP 4 LED Pin Description Pin Description 1 Not Ready 2 GND E 4 COM Port Pin Outs E 4 1...

Page 74: ...scription 1 DCD2 6 DSR2 2 RXD2 7 RTS2 3 TXD2 8 CTS2 4 DTR2 9 RS232 RESET 5 GND 10 N C E 5 J3 I2 C Port E 5 1 I2 C Port Pin Outs Pin Pin Name 1 I2 CCLK 2 GND 3 VCC 4 I2 CDATA E 5 2 I2 C Connector Pin N...

Page 75: ...TTL battery voltage E 7 TTL Device Parameters Symbol Parameter Rating Unit VIN Input voltage 0 5 to 7 0 V IIN Input current 30 to 5 mA VOUT Voltage applied to output in high output state 0 5 to VCC V...

Page 76: ...ardware Reference Manual E 6 IFT 9011 Null Modem E 8 IFT 9011 Null Modem Swap pin 2 and pin 3 Swap pin 4 and pin 6 Swap pin 7 and pin 8 E 9 IFT 9012 RS 232C Extension Cable Not included in kit Extend...

Page 77: ...1 2 1 5 2 4 controller cooling 1 10 CPU 1 1 1 10 D data transmission rate A 1 daughter board 1 2 1 9 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 9 5 1 5 2 5 6 A 1 DC resistance 4 1 delay skew 4 1 DIMM module 2 3 2 5 5 1 5 2 downt...

Page 78: ...sockets 1 2 1 5 power cord 1 8 power down 4 9 power failure 1 8 power input 4 6 Power Off 4 9 power on 4 7 4 8 power source 2 1 power supplies 1 2 1 9 2 2 power supply connection 1 8 PowerPCR 750CXe A...

Page 79: ...ure threshold 3 1 terminal emulation program 1 10 4 6 terminator 4 5 top cover 2 4 U unique ID 4 2 Unpacking List 2 1 2 3 unpacking 2 1 2 3 user serviceable 5 1 V ventilation 2 1 verify after write A...

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